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30 Paintings in 30 Days - Day 28

9/28/2017

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"Mona" - mixed media on aquabord, 20" x 16".  Ready to frame, or can be leaned upon a shelf.  Available on Artfinder.

KEEPER: Heh heh. Stop! What is your name?
ARTHUR: It is Arthur, King of the Britons. KEEPER: What is your quest?
ARTHUR: To seek the Holy Grail.
KEEPER: What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
ARTHUR: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?
KEEPER: What? I don't know that! Auuuuuuuugh!
BEDEMIR: How do know so much about swallows?
​ARTHUR: Well, you have to know these things when you're a king you know.        
     -from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Scene 35


Good King Arthur is nearing the end of his trials and tribulations, having outwitted the bridge keeper with his vast knowledge.  Turn about is fair play, I say.

Do you ever think about the wealth of knowledge stuffed into your brain?  Goodness, I can sing a jingle from 40 years ago without thinking twice.  But I can't remember if I turned off the lights when I leave the house.  I wonder what criteria the mind uses to decide what information is important to store, and what gets tossed off the bridge, so to speak.  Perhaps I should sing-song things as I am doing them, in hopes I might recall them later.  Thank goodness for notebooks and lists.

And spreadsheets.  Oh how I love a good spreadsheet!  Especially now that the "season" in Florida is underway.  There are eleven simultaneous shows over the next two months.  Bits of malarkey strewn about the area willy nilly hanging on walls.  But I have to keep track of who is where, otherwise my little painting will be the lonely one when mama doesn't show up in the carpool line on pick-up day.  Which has happened before.  There is nothing like getting a phone call asking when you will be arriving to pick up your art.  And me responding "what art?"  Oy vey!

This little love, Mona, was begun during the  whimsical demo.  She was named by an audience member after she refused to go into the storage bag with all the other paintings.  In fairness to her, the dress was still wet with glue.  But another bossy girl ruling the studio is the last thing I need. :)
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Dotty Seiter link
9/28/2017 08:41:49 am

Is Mona wearing Buster Brown shoes with her awesome awesome dress? Because I can sing the jingle for her if she doesn't know it.

Does your shoe have a boy inside
What a funny place for a boy to hide
Does your shoe have a dog there too …

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jen
9/28/2017 02:16:13 pm

Awwwww she must be wearing Buster Browns!! I'd forgotten that particular jingle. What a treasure! She thanks you for the song, and wants an encore, please?

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Dotty Seiter link
9/28/2017 02:38:44 pm

… a boy and a dog and a foot in a shoe.
Well the boy is Buster Brown
and the dog is Tige his friend
and it's really just a picture
but it's fun to play pretend
so look look look
in the telephone book
for the store that sells the shoe
with the picture of the boy and dog inside
so you can put your foot in, too … arf! arf!

jen
9/29/2017 08:24:31 am

YES! So happy!!!! Thanks for the encore, Dotty!

Carol Edan link
9/28/2017 08:42:03 am

Birdie don't be afraid! Mona won't hurt you! You won't get stuck in her hair!
Oh that stencil! Did you cut it?

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jen
9/28/2017 02:15:19 pm

Carol! ha ha! Well, her hair is a tangled mess of awesome. But birdie should not be afraid!!! The stencil is not a hand-cut one, but is a personal favorite. It makes AMAZING gelli prints, too!!!

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